Tim Orford wrote: > i'm not a pd user so i'm probably doing something silly, > but i just get, eg: > > k_vst~ Freeverb2.dll > ... couldn't create > > vstserver shows nothing. > > could you maybe post a working pd file? Copy this into a file named foo.pd: #N canvas 588 282 450 300 10; #X msg 56 45 opengui; #X msg 147 46 closegui; #X obj 147 120 k_vst~ NorthPole; #X obj 211 78 adc~; #X obj 215 160 dac~; #X connect 0 0 2 0; #X connect 1 0 2 0; #X connect 2 1 4 0; #X connect 2 2 4 1; #X connect 3 0 2 1; #X connect 3 1 2 2; Replace "NorthPole" with the name of whatever plugin you want to try, leaving off the extension. Then start the vstserver ('~/vstserver-0.2.7/vstserver') in its own window. In another xterm open Pd. I start it like this: pd -lib /home/dlphilp/k_vst~/k_vst~ -open /home/dlphilp/my_pd_files/foo.pd I've placed an image of the outcome on-line here: http://linux-sound.org/pd-vst-pic.html Note that I'm using the latest versions of WINE, vstserver, and k_vst~. I hope that all helps a bit. Best regards, == Dave Phillips The Book Of Linux Music & Sound at http://www.nostarch.com/lms.htm The Linux Soundapps Site at http://linux-sound.org